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When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. See also: 1 Kings 12:21-24Psalms 33:16Proverbs 21:30-31But the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, See also: 2 Chronicles 12:151 Samuel 2:271 Kings 12:22-24“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, See also: Genesis 49:28Revelation 7:4-8Philippians 3:5‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam. See also: Genesis 50:202 Chronicles 10:15-162 Chronicles 28:8-15Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. See also: 2 Chronicles 8:2-62 Chronicles 27:42 Chronicles 17:12He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, See also: Nehemiah 3:271 Samuel 17:121 Chronicles 4:32Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, See also: Joshua 15:35Joshua 15:582 Samuel 23:13Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, See also: Psalms 54:11 Chronicles 18:11 Samuel 23:14Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, See also: Joshua 15:35Joshua 10:112 Chronicles 32:9Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin. See also: Joshua 19:41-42Joshua 14:14Joshua 20:7He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine. See also: 2 Chronicles 11:23Isaiah 22:10-112 Chronicles 17:19He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. See also: 2 Samuel 13:192 Samuel 13:222 Chronicles 32:5The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory. For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to the LORD. See also: 2 Chronicles 13:9Numbers 35:2-51 Kings 12:28-33He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made. See also: 1 Kings 12:28Deuteronomy 32:171 Kings 13:33After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers. See also: 2 Chronicles 15:91 Chronicles 16:292 Chronicles 30:11So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon. See also: 2 Chronicles 12:1Matthew 13:20-212 Chronicles 7:17-19Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse. See also: 1 Samuel 16:61 Chronicles 27:181 Samuel 17:28She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. See also: 2 Chronicles 13:22 Chronicles 11:212 Chronicles 12:16Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. See also: 1 Kings 11:3Judges 8:30Deuteronomy 17:17Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king. See also: Deuteronomy 21:15-171 Chronicles 29:11 Chronicles 5:1-2He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them. See also: 2 Chronicles 10:8-15Luke 16:8Genesis 25:6
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Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
2 Chronicles 11:1
Ver. 1. Chosen. Sept. "young," (H.) as the Heb. term also signifies. T. --- His.
Heb. "the kingdom again to Roboam."
↑ 12 Chronicles 11:4
Ver. 4. Will, to punish the disorders of Solomon, &c. See 3 K. xii. 24. Gen. xlv. 8.
God knows how to draw good out of evil, without approving the misconduct of men. H.
↑ 42 Chronicles 11:5
Ver. 5. Juda. This was now become a frontier country, and both kings were forced to erect fortifications. 3 K. xii. 25.
↑ 52 Chronicles 11:6
Ver. 6. Etam, famous for fine waters and gardens, (Joseph. viii. 2.) about ten miles from Jerusalem, on the road to Hebron. It was fortified against the inroads of Simeon and Dan. C.
↑ 62 Chronicles 11:11
Ver. 11. Governors, of a military character. Heb. "captains, (T.) and store of provisions, (wheat) and of oil," &c. such as would be requisite in a siege.
↑ 112 Chronicles 11:14
Ver. 14. Off. This was done at different times; so that almost all the Levites took refuge in the dominions of Juda. Yet some prevaricated. Ezechiel (xliv.
12.) only exempts the family of Sadoc. C. --- The rest set before us a noble example to endure temporal loss, rather than to neglect the practice of religion, or to conform to a false one. W.
↑ 142 Chronicles 11:15
Ver. 15. Devils. Heb. "goats." C. --- Sept. express this by two names, "for the idols, and for the fools." H. --- The Mendesians of Egypt, solemnly worshipped the goat; and Pan was represented nearly in the same form. Yet it is probable that the Hebrews style the idols by this name out of derision. 3 K. xv. 2. C.
↑ 152 Chronicles 11:17
Ver. 17. They, the pious refugees. T. C. xv. 9. --- Solomon, while virtuous. ---
Only is not expressed in Heb. or Sept. but it is sufficiently implied.
↑ 172 Chronicles 11:18
Ver. 18. Daughter. Heb. ban, "the son." But bath, "daughter," (H.) occurs properly in some MSS. as in the ancient versions. Leusden has here this very odd note: "perhaps by ban, (with a pathah) here both sexes may be understood." Forte per ban hic intelligitur uterque sexus.
Kennicott --- Prot. substitute, "daughter." H.
↑ 182 Chronicles 11:20
Ver. 20. Daughter, or grand-daughter, by Thamar. 3 K. xv. 2. C.
↑ 202 Chronicles 11:22
Ver. 22. Head. Sept. "prince." H. --- Grotius maintains that Abia was the eldest.
But all others are of a contrary opinion, and believe that Roboam derogated from the law, (Deut. xxi. 16. C.) as David had done, unless it was left to the option of the king to appoint whom he pleased for his successor. H. --- Meant.
Prot. supply, " he thought" which is found in the Sept.
↑ 222 Chronicles 11:23
Ver. 23. Because. Sept. "And he was magnified above....and he gave them (cities, autais) abundance," &c. This may be all understood of Abia. But Heb.
rather speaks of his father: "And he acted wisely, and dispersed all his other children, throughout the countries of Juda;" (H.) keeping them at a distance, to prevent any commotion, (C.) but making ample provision and procuring wives for them, perhaps at no small cost, as few might wish to be thus prisoners at large. T. --- It was probably then the custom to educate the royal children in the noblest families.
See 4 K. x. 1. C. --- This would also tend to increase their father's influence, and to make them better acquainted with the country, that they might be able to communicate all necessary intelligence. H. --- Pagnin and Vatable insinuate, that Roboam "caused to be educated and dispersed some of all his children, throughout all the lands of Juda." M.
↑ 23License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses